Washing-machine.



H. BUDD.

WASHING MACHINE. APPucATloN FILED N0v.13, 1915.

Patented May i5, 191?! HARRY BUDD, F INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 191'?.

Application led November 13, 1915. Serial No. 61,257.

To all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY Bonn', citizen of the' United States, residing at ndependence, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Ma chines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to washing machines, and more particularly to a machine of that class utilizing a dasher for forcing water against and through the clothes being cleansedgthe principal object of the present invention being to provide a device of this type with means for containing the clothes so that water may be forced through the en tire mass and thereby eifectually clean all of the clothes that are contained within the machine. l

It is also an object of the invention to provide adasher which may be adjusted vertically to adapt it for use when the machine is filled to different depths, together with other details of structure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a side elevatin of a washing machine constructed according to my invention; part of the housing being broken away to illustrate the interior parts.

Fig. II is a plan View of the machine.

Fig. III is a central vertical section of the same.

Fig. IV is a detail perspective of the gearing and its adjustable mounting.

Fig. V is a bottom plan View of the casing.

Referring vmore in detail to the drawings 1 designates a housing for containing the dasher parts, and which is preferably `composed of heavy sheet metal square in cross section and having a flaring lower portion 2 in order to provide for circulation of water, so that the latter may be forced freely through the articles being cleansed and circulate through said articles within the lower portion of the machine.

Hinged to one of the upper edges of the housing 1 is a lid or cover 3 having a central collar 4: and preferably provided with a stiffening rib Shaving a collar G registering with the cover collar 4t to form a bearing for the plunger shaft 8.

Located within the housing is a foraminous container 10 which may be of any suitv able cross section and preferably consists of a wire cage 11 having side and bottom braces 12, 13 for holding thesame against pressure from within when the dasher is lowered against the articles being cleansed; the container being supported within the Vhousing by springs 14 which set on the bottom of the housing and bear at their upper ends upon the bottom braces 13, so that the container is yieldingly supported within the housing.

Mounted on the cover 3 is a standard 16 having a vertical slot 17 at its upper end,

and slidably mounted within the slot are the bearing portions 18 of a gear plate 19, which latter is held to the standard by the wing nut 21 on a bolt which is iixed'to the gear plate and projects outwardly through the slot, a cross bar 23 extending across the slot to engage the standard at opposite sides thereof, so that` the wing nut may bear against the may be revolved to actuate the gear wheel.'

The gear wheel 2G carries a wrist-pin 32 on which 1s mounted a pltman 33 having a pin 34 at its opposite end pro]ected through 4 a slot 35 in the upper end of the tubular plunger rod 8.

The rod 8 has a plug 37 slidably mounted therein, and fixed to the pitnian pin 34 and located within the rod at opposite sides of the plug and bearing against the plug at one end and against a pin 39 and cap 40 on the rod at opposite sides of the plug, are springs 4Q which cushion the propelling force of the plug on the rod when the parts are in operation. A plunger 44 is fixed to the lower end of the rod and adapted for vertical movement Within the container l0 in order to force water through the articles contained within the container, and which it is desired to clean.

In using the device, presuming the parts to be constructed and assembled as describedthe plunger is moved to the upper A limit of its travel and theF cover swung back to remove the plunger from the container, so that articles to be cleaned may be placed therein.

When the articles are in the container, the

f cover is swung back to lplace and secured in any suitable manner, and the plunger reciprocated vertically with the container.

by manipulation of the crank; such reciprocatory movement being cushioned by the springs 42, so that should themass within the container resist the plunger suiiiciently, v the springs will yield -to prevent damage to .the mechanism.

As the plunger isreciprocated, Water .is

l that the latter with the articles therein may be removed from the housing or the articles may be removed from the container without taking the latter out of the machine.

It is apparent that if only a few articlesv are placed within the container, the plunger must be lowered farther than if a great many articles were placed therein.` This vertical adjustment is provided for, as

should only a few articles be placed in the container, the plunger may be lowered by loosening the wing nut, lowering the'gear plate and again tightening the nut to clamp the plate to its standardv at a low elevation;

the elevation being varied to suit the quantity of articles within the container;

Having thus described my invention,.whatv I claim as new therein, and desire'V no Asei.

cure by Letters-Patent, is 1. A washing machine comprising a housing having a lia-red lower end, a. mesh container located within the housing, a plunger having a rod extending through the top of the container,' an adjustable support, gearing mounted on the support, and means lconnecting the gearing with the plunger rod. Y

2. A washing machine comprising a housing, a cover on sald housing, a standard on said cover having a slotted upper portion,

a gear plate having guide members projected into the standard slot, a bolt extending through said slot, aynut for attaching traA the bolt to the standard, a gearvwheel and pinion mounted on the plate and meshing With each other, a pitman on the gear wheel,

connection between the pitman and the plunger rod, and a crank connected with the pinion, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HARRY BUDD. 

